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Using YouTube Annotations to Watermark Videos

December 24th, 2009 Tony Pinto 1 comment

This was a quick test to see whether YouTube’s Annotations actually appear in videos that are embedded into other web sites.

They do.

So for anyone looking for an easy way to watermark YouTube videos without getting into video production or buying a one-off piece of software, this is probably a good solution. Read more…

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Social Media Marketing in 3 Minutes (video)

November 22nd, 2009 Tony Pinto 3 comments

Here’s another great video highligting the benefits of social media marketing for BUSINESS. Yes, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are for more than just killing time and sharing photos of your nephew’s new cat.

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Social Media Revolution (video)

November 13th, 2009 Tony Pinto No comments

Anyone who questions the power and purpose of Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Ning, and others should watch this video. Period.

Any questions?

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Using Twitter to Find Online Discounts

November 10th, 2009 Tony Pinto No comments

As much as I love Google Apps, my MacBook Pro, and the thought of going 100% commercial open source, I’m still very loyal to Microsoft (as are many of the folks that I do work for). So it’s important that I stay current on the latest MS applications, including Windows 7.

A good friend and fellow IT consultant at Sureteq had been encouraging me to get a Microsoft TechNet subscription for quite some time… so I finally did. Read more…

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Blogging On An iPhone

November 6th, 2009 Tony Pinto No comments
The New WordPress 2 iPhone App

I can’t believe all of the incredible tools available for bloggers these days. I just downloaded WordPress 2 for the iPhone, and wrote this post ON my phone.

OK, so it took waaaaaay longer to do it this way, and I know people have been doing this for a while, but it’s my first time so I’m feeling quite empowered.

I also just realized that this allows people to blog from virtually anywhere. Including places like the bathroom. Cool. I mean, gross!

But still, it’s pretty amazing considering that 10 years ago most people didn’t even have cell phones.

P.S. I later edited this post and added the screenshot using a web browser.

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Installing WordPress Themes and Plugins

November 6th, 2009 Tony Pinto No comments

OK, so I realize these first couple of posts aren’t going to be the most interesting. I just need some content to start populating my WordPress database, so I can see what this particular WordPress theme looks like. Read more…

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